Donald Trump mobilises two nuke submarines after ‘highly provocative’ move from Russia
US President Donald Trump warns the Kremlin ‘words are important’ after saying he has ordered two nuclear subs to ‘appropriate’ regions.
Day: August 1, 2025
Hong Kong firm appeals for legal protection of investors as its Panama Ports contract faces lawsuits
A subsidiary of a Hong Kong conglomerate entangled in U.S.-China tensions appealed on Friday for legal protection for businesses in Panama after the company’s contract over its Panama Canal port assets has been faced with lawsuits in the Central Americ…
Blue Angels: Consider harm from high-decibel noise
Re: “ ‘Say no to Blue Angels,’ new billboard says in Seattle” (July 23, Local News): As a retired physician who practiced occupational medicine for many years, a significant portion of my career has focused on hearing conservation and preventing hearin…
Matson expects dampened peak season after tariff-driven rush in Q2
The trans-Pacific carrier said China volumes were whipsawed by the Trump administration’s trade policy, with shippers likely to slow their ordering during the third quarter.
The struggle to protect wildlife around the world as Trump’s aid cuts start to bite
Six months on from the US president’s order to halt all foreign assistance, Nick Ferris explores just how badly wildlife conservation programmes have been impacted – and how they have managed to keep operations going against the odds
Statue for Olympic medalist Suni Lee is boosted from Minnesota park
The solid statue honoring the star Olympian was stolen on Wednesday or Thursday, police say
Gavin Newsom may call special election to redraw California congressional maps
Governor announces possible move as Democrat-led states seek to respond to planned Texas redistrictingCalifornia’s governor, Gavin Newsom, may call a special election in November to begin the process of redrawing the state’s congressional maps in respo…
Pakistan and Afghanistan pen UAE T20 tri-series before Asia Cup
Tri-series between UAE, Pakistan and Afghanistan hastily penned as warm-up for Asia Cup and T20 World Cup.
Hoboken, NJ-based Saphyre, which makes software used in securities trading, raised $70M from FTV Capital (Luis Garcia/Wall Street Journal)
Luis Garcia / Wall Street Journal:
Hoboken, NJ-based Saphyre, which makes software used in securities trading, raised $70M from FTV Capital — The growth investment in Saphyre marks the private-equity firm’s latest deal targeting cap…
Addiction crisis: ‘Access to high-quality recovery services’
“Seattle’s ‘harm reduction’ approach around drugs perpetuates the harm” (July 26, Opinion): Andrew Constantino is correct that the street scene at 12th and Jackson requires a better response. That’s why many harm reduction-oriented organizations, inclu…